JENNIFER M.

HAVENS
102 Locust Street Belford, NJ 07718
jenniferhavens @comcast.net
732-306-3797

OBJECTIVE
Highly energetic, and innovative Humanities teacher seeking employment at Trinity Hall.

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

K-12 Teacher of Social Studies- New Jersey Certified
Bachelor of Arts in History and Education - Kean College, Union NJ - May 1998
Associate of Arts in Social Sciences- Brookdale Community College Lincroft, NJ - May
1996
Mater Dei High School - New Monmouth, NJ - June 1994

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
SAYREVILLE WAR MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL
9/2014Present
Currently I teach U.S. History II Honors, U.S. History II College Preparatory and a Current
History elective. As a classroom teacher I am constantly developing lessons for my
students that include technology, higher order thinking skills, and student directed
instruction.
o In addition to preparing and executing lessons, I also maintain open
communication between myself and the parents, excellent record keeping
and an organized classroom environment.
o I have written numerous letters of recommendation for students to be
included in their college applications.
o In the 2014-2015 school year I also taught Economics/Personal Finance.
o I am an active member of a districtwide committee researching the possible
implementation of block scheduling.
o I am working on a revision of the Introduction to Law curriculum in
conjunction with another Humanities teacher and well as the Current History
curriculum
o I am actively working on developing cross-curricular lessons with the English
department
o I have created the quarterly assessment used department wide for the U.S. II
Honors and College Preparatory classes
o I am currently working in conjunction with a group of students to develop a
Model United Nations club

SAYREVILLE WAR MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL

9/20026/2006
In the 4 years I spend at Sayreville High School I taught various courses in the
Humanities department.
o U.S. History II of all levels, including working collaboratively with ICS teachers
to develop lessons appropriate to the class and modifications where
necessary.
o Introduction to Law and Psychology.
o I was instrumental in developing one of the earliest versions of the US II
Curriculum that was aligned with the New Jersey Core Content Standards.
SAYREVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
9/19986/2002
Teacher of 7th grade U.S. History, all levels
o I was responsible for teaching all levels and collaborating with In-ClassSupport teachers to develop lessons appropriate for all students and making
modification where necessary.
o I was advisor to the Odyssey of the Mind program. In the four years as
advisor my teams advanced to the state finals every year. In 2001, the team
won the state competition and advanced to the World Finals at the University
of Tennessee. I was responsible for the organization and supervision of the
team in traveling to Tennessee for 5 days.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SKILLS

COMPUTER/TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
Microsoft Office
Google Drive/Classroom
OnCourse Lesson Planner
PowerSchool
Naviance
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
In the past two years I have attended any Professional Development opportunity
that has presented itself.
As a teacher returning to the classroom after 8 years I attended numerous
new teacher workshops given by the district.
Educating a 21st century learner means the incorporation of technology in all
aspects of the classroom. In order to meet these needs I attended numerous
workshops given by Google, focused on using Google products in the
classroom such as drive, classroom, maps and tour builder. I also attended a
weekend seminar given by Discovery Education.
I had the opportunity to attend seminars on School Law given by professors
from Saint Peters College Masters in Administration and Supervision
Program.
In my content area I had the opportunity to attend a workshop given by the
New Jersey Holocaust Organization, on Holocaust and Genocide Education. At

this workshop I had the opportunity to meet two amazing women authors
who have dedicated themselves to the education of young people on the
topics of The Holocaust and Genocide. One of which I have continued to
correspond with.
I had the opportunity to be a part of a workshop based on the book Teach
Like A Pirate, and was able to converse with the author Dave Burgess
through Skype.
I was asked to present at out districts professional development day, on
classroom management and organization.
I have been auditing online graduate courses in American History through
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of History. The focus of Gilder Lehrman is
literacy through history, and I have been able to institute many of the
pedagogical theories of education into my classroom.
I plan on continuing my education and working towards a Masters Degree in
American History